3rd cycle ttc

Okay ladies. It's Valentine's evening and I'm home alone, while hubby is at work ðŸ˜’ lol

Just seeking out some who may be in my boat here. We have been ttc since December. Getting pregnant the first time around was super easy. But this time it's taking a while. Not sure if I should be frustrated or concerned??

My cycle has been off a touch since giving birth over a year ago, but not so off that I thought it might affect getting pregnant.

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It can take a healthy couple up to 1 year to conceive, there's only about a 20% chance each cycle. Are you tracking ovulation with opks and temping? If not, you might be missing O (ovulation) and therefore decreasing your chance even further... I'd say at 3 months it's nothing to worry about yet.

It can take a healthy couple up to 1 year to conceive, there's only about...

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02/14/2018

It can take a healthy couple up to 1 year to conceive, there's only about a 20% chance each cycle. Are you tracking ovulation with opks and temping? If not, you might be missing O and therefore decreasing your chance even further... I'd say at 3 months it's nothing to worry about yet.

I don't temp. I'm not really 100% sure how to do that tbh. BUT I have always been pretty positive about when I ovulate with the exception of last month. My period was 5 days late. It's never that late. And I was a testing FREAK lol because I just KNEW I was pregnant. But, alas. I was not.

pregnancy can do a number on our endocrine systems causing irregularities in our cycles that sometimes never get resolved. A lot of women fall victim to the misconception that because they got pregnant easily before, it will always be easy but in reality itâ€™s all based on luck. You can do everything right every month and it still take much longer to conceive than you thought.

I agree with PP, you should start supplementing your efforts with more precise tracking methods so you can get a handle on what your new cycles look like. but yes...in the grand scheme of things 2-3 months isnâ€™t very long. GL!!!

pregnancy can do a number on our endocrine systems causing irregularities in ...

Posted
02/14/2018

pregnancy can do a number on our endocrine systems causing irregularities in our cycles that sometimes never get resolved. A lot of women fall victim to the misconception that because they got pregnant easily before, it will always be easy but in reality itâ€™s all based on luck. You can do everything right every month and it still take much longer to conceive than you thought.

I agree with PP, you should start supplementing your efforts with more precise tracking methods so you can get a handle on what your new cycles look like. but yes...in the grand scheme of things 2-3 months isnâ€™t very long. GL!!!

Thank you! Yes, it's definitely a learning curve. Part of me knows some things take a little more time that others. I'm such an impatient person though ðŸ˜‚ What are your thoughts on ovulation test strips??

Thank you! Yes, it's definitely a learning curve. Part of me knows some things take a little more time that others. I'm such an impatient person though ðŸ˜‚ What are your thoughts on ovulation test strips??

haha we are all impatient. Iâ€™ve always been a fan of OPKs and they are a good starting point if you donâ€™t want to jump right into temping! Get the cheap ones online, personally i find them easier to read than the blue line manuals, and the digitals are just too expensive for what they are

haha we are all impatient. Iâ€™ve always been a fan of OPKs and they are a go...

Posted
02/14/2018

haha we are all impatient. Iâ€™ve always been a fan of OPKs and they are a good starting point if you donâ€™t want to jump right into temping! Get the cheap ones online, personally i find them easier to read than the blue line manuals, and the digitals are just too expensive for what they are

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